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First U.S. Cities to Reach 10,000 People

Can you name the first U.S. cities that had reached a population of 10,000 by the year 1840?
Mostly according to rough estimates calculated from historical US censuses. Other sources used can be found here.
Some of these cities no longer exist (in red) and have since merged into larger cities.
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Year
State
City
1715
MA
Boston
1736
NY
New York City
1738
PA
Philadelphia
1767
SC
Charleston
1784
MD
Baltimore
1789
CT
Norwalk
1791
PA
Northern Liberties
1801
PA
Southwark
1802
MA
Salem
1803
LA
New Orleans
1809
NY
Albany
1810
RI
Providence
1812
VA
Richmond
Year
State
City
1814
DC
Washington
1821
OH
Cincinnati
1824
ME
Portland
1825
PA
Kensington
1825
PA
Pittsburgh
1826
NY
Brooklyn
1828
NJ
Newark
1828
NY
Troy
1829
PA
Spring Garden
1829
KY
Louisville
1829
CT
New Haven
1831
NY
Rochester
1832
NY
Buffalo
Year
State
City
1832
VA
Norfolk
1833
MA
Lowell
1835
PA
Moyamensing
1834
NY
Utica
1835
MA
Charlestown
1835
MO
St. Louis
1836
MA
New Bedford
1836
VA
Petersburg
1837
GA
Savannah
1838
AL
Mobile
1838
MA
Springfield
1840
PA
Allegheny
3 Comments
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Level 27
Aug 10, 2024
Nice quiz! But why are some of the year's coloured red?
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Level 55
Aug 10, 2024
Thanks! As stated in the caveat, places that do not exist anymore as independent cities.
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Level 82
Aug 10, 2024
New Haven is in CT not MA